Hope you had a great 4th of July, fellow Americans! I ate some delicious barbecued ribs and watched the first and second Jurassic Park. I have a confession to make... I haven't written this week. There's something going on that is taking up all of my mental energy (nothing too serious!), I'll probably explain it…

New ideas for fiction books pop into my head constantly (whether they are good ideas or not is another issue 😉 ). For example, I was at work the other week and suddenly thought, hospital...in space! Space hospital! Yes, that sounds ridiculous, but I promise the plot behind it could make for a great read. So I…

I'm on the 9th chapter of my novel. This chapter has been a struggle, for a couple of reasons. One, I've been doubting my writing skills all week, which has made it harder to write. Two, I'm quickly approaching the mid-point of my book, which will be at approximately 40,000 words; that's intimidating to me.…

I'm known to be blunt. I often find myself involved in a conversation between two people that goes something like this: Person 1: "blah blah unimportant details blah blah" Person 2: "I have no idea what you're talking about. Do you understand, Kira?" Me: Condenses what Person 1 said into one or two simple sentences.…

I was too tired to write last night after a hectic day at work, so I decided to read a little of my draft and tweak things a bit -- this was a bad idea. This is horrible. I've been in some sort of daze the last two months and this is the worst thing…

No complaints this week! Felt pretty good, added a couple thousand words to my novel, read a great book, and after a month of extra hours, I'm back to my normal work schedule. I wrote an important plot point in my novel this week, one I've been anticipating since I started writing -- I killed…

It's 4:30 a.m. I should have written this post when I had time on Monday. Last night I thought, "Screw it, no one is going to notice I didn't post on Wednesday." Then I started feeling guilty and thought, "Well, if I wake up before 5:30 I'll put something out." So, here I am. Last…